Thill-coupling and shaft-support.



No. 772,824. l v ,l PATENTD OCT'. 18, 1905,11.

'y .R. RABY. THILL GO'UPLING AND SHAFT SUPPORT.

No MODEL.

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l' 0 IJ" 'y UNITED STATES Patented october 18, 1904.

PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD RABY, OF YORK, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR TO` THOMAS J. YOUNG, EDWARD T. BENTZ, AND DAVID A. MINNIOH, OF'YORK,

PENNSYLVANIA.

kTHlLL-COUPLING. AND SHAFT-SUPPORTl SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 772,824, dat-ed October 18, 1904.

appiieeuonied Aprii 18, '1904.

T0 a/ZZ whom/fit may concern.:

Be it known that-I, RICHARD RABY, acitizen of the United States, residing at York, in the county of York land State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Thill-Oouplings and Shaft-Supports, of which thefollowing is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to improvements in thill-'couplings and shaft-supports; and one object of my linvention'is the provision of an ornamental and attractive device which may be easily and inexpensively applied and which will' perform the functions-of a thill-coupling and shaft-support in an eflcient and practical manner. i v

Another object of my invention is the provision of a combined thill-coupling and shaftsupport which will also serve to prevent rat-` tling or working loose of the parts vof the. coupling and which by reason of its simplicity and ineXpensiveness, efliciency, and practicability'will commend itself as very useful andV desirable.

With these objects in view my invention consists of a combined thill-coupling and shaftsupport embodying novel features of construction and combinations of parts, substantially as disclosed herein.-

Figure l represents' a perspective view of my combined thill -coupling and shafts upport. Fig. 2 represents a vertical central sectional view thereof; and Fig. 3 represents a transverse sectional view through the thillirons, draw-irons, springs, and loop.

In the drawings the letter A designates one of the thills or shafts. B designates the thilliron4 secured thereto, and having the head formed with the journals O, which iit in the" open bearing D of the draw-iron E, said drawliron being-formed withthe angular or shouldered portion E and with .the plate G, and I-I L designates the clip which connects the aXle J with. the plate. l

Secured to theinner -portion'of the plate G is the inner end-K of the curved spring member K", which is provided with the forwardly- Serial No. 203,636. (No model.)

projecting spring portion Kformed with the guides or cleat K3 and provided at its end with an opening K4, and fitting in said guide or cleat is the inner end of the shaft-supporting spring member L, which carries at its upper end the shaft-supporting hook M and at fits lower` forward end is Yprovided with an opening N, whichalines with the opening of said opening is a lug O, formed on the loop or bail P, which has its upper end provided with lugs Q, fitting in the open bearings of the draw -liron and bearing down upon the trunnions or journals O of the thill-iron, thus holding the thill-iron in proper place in the draw-iron and preventing rattling of the parts. y

From this construction it will be seen that the otherspringmember, and passingthrough I l provide asperfect thill-coupling and shaft- `support and that the two spring members serve to 'suspend the shaft and also in connection with the bail serve to hold the thill-iron in proper position in the draw-iron, and thus my device performs both functions of a thill- Vcoupling and shaft-support in an efficient manner, and that the device is ornamental in appearance, compact, simple, and durable 1n construction and` entirely practical in every respect.

Havingthus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. In a combined thill-coupling and shaftsupport, the combination of the thill-iron, the draw-iron having the open bearing, the bail Vvhaving' the lugs engaging said bearing, and

the spring shaft-support having one end bearing upon said bail and the other end serving tofsupport the shaft.

2. In a combined thill-coupling and shaftsupport, the combination of the draw-iron, the spring having the guide and connected to said draw-iron, the spring shaft-support iieting in said guide, the thill-iron fitting in the draw-iron and the bail connecting the thilliron bearing and the thill or shaft support.

3. The combination of the shaft, the thilliron having the journals, the draw-iron having the open bearings to reeeive said journal, the bail having the lugs fitting in said open bearing and resting upon the journals of the thill-iron, and the double-spring thill or shaft supporting device connected with the drawiron and bail at one end and having the thill or shaft supporting device at its other end.

4. The eombinationwith the axle, the thilliron and draw-iron, the spring member having its upper end connected with the drawiron, the spring shaft-support Connected to the lower end of said spring member and having its upper end adapted to support the shaft.

5.' The combination with the axle, the thilliron, the thill-iron bearing in the draw-iron, the bail having its upper end bearing upon the thll-iron, and the spring connection between the draw-iron and the bail and the shaftsupport having its lower end bearing upon the bail and its upper end adapted to support the shaft.

6. The combination with the axle, the drawiron having the open bearing, the thill-iron having the journals fitting in said open bearing, the bail having the lugs resting on said journals, and the shaft-support holding said bail in position and serving to support the shaft.

7. The combination with theaxle, the drawiron, the thill-iron, the spring member connected to the draw-iron and having its 'free portion provided with a guide, and the shaftsupport having' its lower end itted in said guide and its upper end cariving means ior supporting the shaft.

8. The combination with the axle, the thilliron, the draw-iron, the spring member conneeted to the draw-iron and having an opening in its lower end, the shaft-supportinp` spring` Carrying` means at its upper end to support the shaft, and havingv an opening' in its lower end in line with the openinp` oi? said spring` member, the bail having;` the lugrs litting` in said oliening,` and havingl the lugs on its npper end to engage and retain the thilliron in position.

In testimony whereoil l aiix my si |`gnatu re in presence of two witnesses.

Rl (1H/XRD BABY.

Titnessesz J. C. FoLlinnNur., R. Gr. KussLmr.. 

